Digi Seeds Follow their progress

Subject: Digi Seeds Follow their progress Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:10 pm

Decided to do a post to keep everyone up to date on the seeds of Astrophytum caput-medusae.

Seeds Planted on Sunday afternoon 22nd June.

10 seeds per pot using the baggie method and put on a heat mat with thermostat set at 26C with lights on for 16 hours per day.

No action Saturday morning 28th June

Germination sighted Saturday night at 7pm the 28th June..............Whoopeee!!!!!!!!!!

Photos tomorrow Smile

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Betty

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Congratulations Betty

waiting for tomorrows photos

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Good work betty Smile

can't wait to see these pics.

Subject: Re: Digi Seeds Follow their progress Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:27 am

Amazing little fella's not even a day old and they have character Smile

Wasn't till I took the photos that I could see it. I have eight up so far from 40 planted cheers

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Betty

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ohhhh excitement!! Razz

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nice pics, cant wait to get my seeds Very Happy

Subject: Re: Digi Seeds Follow their progress Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:07 pm

Won't be long and there will be others posting pics of seedlings bounce

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Betty

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Betty, first pic, are 3 cotyledons normal for digi?

Subject: Re: Digi Seeds Follow their progress Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:31 pm

Interesting two does seem the norm Question

Will see what I can find out
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Betty

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Good looking pics Betty, and they look so healthy. 3 cotyledons seems abnormal but I wouldn't complain - you should have your first tubercle by the end of the week.

Subject: Re: Digi Seeds Follow their progress Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:13 pm

Not complaining at all excited more like it tongue

More soil is cracking tonight Smile

Updates will be forth coming as I am sure I will be checking evey night when I get home from work lol
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Subject: Re: Digi Seeds Follow their progress Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:36 am

Well they say 5 to 10 % will come up with 3 cotyledons and no difference noticed with growth.

Damn I was hoping for something special Laughing

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Betty

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Cool Betty! Hahaha i remember me and Lewis were talking about caput-medusae awhile ago, guess you beat me to getting one hahahahahaha.
How long would it roughly be before they are a decent size?

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some years at least, unless they are grafted. It is supposed to be not hard to grow.

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Betty graft some to pereskiopsis next spring, although its probably a good idea if you haven't tried before to practise on common seedlings rather than potentially waste digi seedlings!